.. index:: Delete

.. _Delete:

Delete
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The delete function is activated either by selecting the Delete item of the :ref:`Edit Menu<Edit_menu>` or by pressing the delete tool button (see Figure 1) of the :ref:`Main Window<main_window>` Tool Bar.

.. figure:: images/delete_tool.png
	:width: 5%

	Figure 1: The delete tool button from the Main Window Tool Bar.

The delete function can only be activated in :ref:`edit mode<edit_mode>` and when one or more nodes or links are selected in the :ref:`Network Pane<network_pane>`.

The selected objects will be deleted from the network. It will *not* be copied to the clipboard. The :ref:`cut<cut>` function is very similar to the delete function, but it copies the deleted objects to the clipboard.